The Buffaloes also have three – count ‘em, three – victories over Kansas State, plus a home-floor defeat of Texas. Oh, and the committee has three extra spots to fill into its field, slots that in the past might have gone to teams with semi-decent profiles but horrible nonconference schedules (see 2010 Virginia Tech).

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Colorado might just be the wild card come Sunday; if the Buffaloes beat Kansas in the Big 12 semifinals, the question might be moot. But for now, the D1scourse projection has them in.

That, of course, is subject to extensive further evaluation.

Then there’s yesterday’s other mover: UAB. The Blazers benefit from Conference USA’s overall trend of most of the league shifting toward decided middle-class status. Memphis no longer dominates, but there are fewer doormats. The league’s eastern teams – which play each other twice and of which UAB is one – are all solid if not redoubtable.

The Blazers ended their season with a 22-8 record. They were 10-7 against the top 100 and 9-5 on the road. But they also managed only a 1-4 mark against the top 50.

How UAB is evaluated will be dependent upon how C-USA is evaluated. Here’s guessing that means the Blazers lead a strong contingent to the NIT after losing to East Carolina on Thursday.